Employee Insurance and Benefits

As a member of an Office of Group Benefits
(OGB) plan, you have access to exceptional health and wellness
resources. The Office of Group Benefits is committed to offering
benefits and programs that help you and your family preserve and
improve your quality of life everyday.

You may enroll in the Office of Group Benefits (OGB) program if you are a full-time employee currently working a full semester or more.

New Employees:
Health coverage becomes effective 30 days after the 1st of the following month. (i.e. If your hire date is August seventh, your insurance will not be effective until October first.)

Late Applicants:
I f you have a qualifying event sign up by the 14th of any month and Insurance is effective the following month. Insurance premiums are deducted from your paycheck the prior month of the effective date. Legal documentation is required for all qualifying event. You have 30 days from the qualifying event date to make changes to your policy.

The amount of your premium depends on the number of years you’ve had insurance cover-age. If you were enrolled with OGB (formally known as the State Employees Group Benefits Program) prior to November 14, 2001, then you are vested with OGB and your premium will be subsidized 75% by the State. If you were not vested by this time, then the percentage of State Subsidy is reduced depending on the number of years you carried health insurance prior to retirement.

Years of Participation

Percentage State Pays

10 or fewer

19% of total premium

>10, but < 15

38% of total premium

>15, but < 20

56% of total premium

20 or more

75% of total premium

When you retire you may keep the health insurance through OGB. As a courtesy to the retiree, TRSL and LSERS will deduct your Health & State offered Life Insurance from your retirement check; however, it takes several months for this to occur. In the mean-time, you will pay LPPS until you see the insurance deduction from your retirement. Click Here for More Information

Changes

We have open enrollment for health insurance in October. You are allowed to change carriers during this time only.

Marriage: Plan member must complete an enrollment/change form to add new spouse to the policy within 30 days of the marriage. A marriage license is required.

Newborns: Plan member must complete an enrollment/change form within 30 days from date of birth. A temporary birth certificate is required at this time. ACA regulations require the employer to maintain social security numbers on all active members and dependents. Please fax or email a copy of the social security card once received.

Contact Information

First Financial Group of America for all supplemental benefits other than health insurance
can be reached at (866) 541-5096

Office of Group Benefits customer service can be reached at (800) 272-8451.

*Open enrollment for all plans other than Health Insurance is done in December. Changes will be effective in January.

Notice of Discrimination

The Livingston Parish School Board does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, national origin, disability or gender in its educational programs and activities (including employment and application for employment), and it is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of gender by Title IX (20 USC 168) and on the basis of disability by Section 504 (42 USC 794). The Title IX Coordinator is Stephen Parrill